Folding crib.



M. LOWY & A. J. KREUZKAMP.

FOLDING CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.1914.

1,230,736. Patented June 19, 1917.

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M. LOWY & A. J KREUZKAMP.

FOLDING CRIB.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 9.19M.

1,236,736. Patented June 19, 1917.

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MORRIS LOWY AND AUGUST J. KREUZKAMP, OF "NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNORS TOENGLANDER SPRING BED (30., OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, A CORPORATION OF NEWYORK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 19, 1917.

Application filed June 9, 1914. Serial No. 843,997.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, MORRIS LOWY and AUGUST J. KREUZKAMP, citizens ofthe United States, and residents of the city of New York, in thecounties of New York and Kings, respectively, and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Folding Cribs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to beds, and more particularly to theclass known as cribs.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a light, strongandinexpensive folding crib, having head and foot frames, and also sideframes which are attached to said head and foot frames in a manner whichenables the said side frames to be folded onto said head and foot framesfor ease in shipment and economy in storing the crib when not in use.

Another object of the invention is to mount the side frames on the headand foot frames so as to permit said side frames to' swing both inwardlyand outwardly, they being swung inwardly, that is to say onto the headand foot frames, when the crib is to be folded, and outwardly whenaccess is to be had to the interior of the crib.

A further object of the invention is to produce a folding crib that canbe manufactured on a commercial scale, or in other words one which isnot so difficult to produce as to be beyond the reasonable cost of suchan article.

With these and other objects in view,-

which will more fully appear as the nature of the invention is betterunderstood, the same consists in the combination, arrangement andconstruction of parts hereinafter fully described, pointed out in theappended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, it beingunderstood that many changes may be made in the size and proportion ofthe several parts and details of construction within the scope of theappended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any ofthe advantages of the invention. 7

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of acrib in its extended position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof; Fig.3 is a front elevation of the crib in its folded position; Fig. 4f is afront elevation of a detail'showing the manner in which the side framesare attached to the head and foot frames; Fig. 5 is a top plan viewthereof; Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the means for fastening thesections of the side frames together; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of thesame; Fig. 8 is a front elevation of another detail of construction;Fig. 9 is a side elevation of said detail; and Fig. 10 is a sectiontaken on line lO-10 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale.

Generally speaking, the crib forming the subject matter of the presentapplication for Letters Patent consists of a pair of foldable cribsections which are connected adjacent 'to their inner ends to foldtransversely of such crib, in combination with head and foot frames, towhich are pivoted side frames, each side frame being made of twosections, one of which is adapted to be folded onto the foot frame andthe other one onto the head frame.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 20indicates the frame of the crib, comprising an oblong structure formedof two similar sections 21 and 22, each of which is constructed,preferably, of angle-iron. The section 21 comprises side rails 23, theouter ends of which are connected by an end rail 24. In a similar mannerconsists the section 22 of side rails 25, which are connected at theirouter ends by an end rail 26. The side rails of both sections of theframe are united by plate members 27, which are pivoted at 28, 28 to theinner ends of the side rails. The two plate members are connected by across rod or brace 29 of drop form, to make the structure more rigid,the drop form leaving suflicient clearance under the bed bottom toenable the latter to sag under the weight of the child lying thereonwithout his body striking the structure. The frame 20 carries a bedspring of any suitable form, not shown in the drawings. Each section ofthe frame is supported by a pair of legs 30,

,which are provided with casters. Each pair tions of the crib.

center of the bed. One pair of legs is pivot ed at 32 to the side railsof one section, while the other pair of legs is pivoted at 33 to theside rails of the other section of the crib. To each side rail of eachsection is pivoted a link at the other end of which is pivoted at 35 toa leg. More particularly, the links pivoted to one section are connectedto the legs of the other, so that such links cross each other adjacentto the hinged connections of the two sections of the crib. The legsextend at an acute angle to their respec tive side rails when the bed isin its extended position, whereby the structure is rendered safe andprevented from collapsing.

The crib is provided with a head frame 36 and a foot frame 37 to give itthe normal appearance of a bedstead. Each of these head and foot framesis pivoted near its lower ends at 38 to arms 39, which are rigidlyattached at. 4:0 to the side rail sec- These head and foot frames havetheir end portions projecting below the side rails, and to the lowerends of these projecting portions are pivoted at 41 bent links 45, theopposite ends of which are pivoted at 4:6 to their respective legs.WVhen folding this bed, the central portions of the side rails arelifted, the links 45 shift the head and foot frames 36 and 37 aroundtheir pivots 38 until they are brought in substantially parallelrelations to the side rail sections, as clearly shown in Fig. 3 of thedrawings. The cross drop rod 529 is bent in such a manner'that it restsupon the links when the crib is in its extended position, so that thecentral portion of the crib is greatly strengthened without the use ofmiddle legs.

The connecting plates 27, to which the inner endsof the side railsections are pivoted, are each provided with an angle-iron plate 47,which acts as a stop since it overlaps the side rails when the crib isin its 'eXtend'ed position and thus prevents the same from moving out ofalin'einent under weight. At the same time these angleiron plates coverthe gaps between the inner ends of the side rail sections.

The side frames of the crib are each made of two sections, denoted inthe drawings by the numerals 48 and a9, and pivoted in a mannerpresently to be described to the head frame 36 and to the foot frame 37,respec tively. Each of these side frame sections comprises, forinstance, a horizontally eX- tendi'ng top bar 50 and a bottom bar 51,which are connected by vertical pieces 52. The outer ends of the bars 50and 51 rest upon lugs 53, that are formed upon the head and foot frames,and said bars are connected to said lugs by means of vertical pivot pins54, thereby allowing the said side frame sections to be swung onto thehead and foot frames, respectively, that is to say inwardly, but alsooutwardly until the bars 50 and 51 abut against the outer bars of saidhead and foot frames. The inner meeting ends of the bottom bars of theside rail sections rest, when the crib is in its extended position, upona trough-shaped support 55, of which there is provided one on each sideof the crib. These trough-shaped supports are attached in any suitablemanner to the angle-iron plates 47. The meeting ends of the top bars 50of the side frame sections are connected by any suitable means, forinstance by a catch 56, that is pivotally attached at '57 to one of saidtop bars, and carries upon its free end a lug 58, that is adapted toenter a recess 59 in the other one of the top bars. 1

The operation of this device is as follows: When the crib is in itsextended position, normally the meeting ends of the side frame sectionsrest upon the supports 55, and are connected by the batches 56;. If

access is to be had to the interior of the crib, for instance if it isintended to put the child into it or to attend to the child therein, oneof the catches 56 is swung around its pivot 57 (Fig. 1), whereby thecorresponding side fraine sections are disconnected. Both or either one'of these side fraine sections can then be slightly lifted, that isdisengaged from the support 55 and swung outwardly around the pivots 54.In order to fold the crib, first the side frame sections are swunginwardly onto the head and foot frames. The operator then swings thecentral portion of the frame 20 upward, which results, due to theconnections between the side rails and legs, in swinging said legs untilthey abut against their respective side rails and the side rails arebrought in parallel relation to each other into the positions shown inFig. 3 ofthe drawings. If desired, an upholstered mattress and the bedclothing can be folded with the frame. At the time it will be obviousthat the head and foot frames will be thrown into parallelism with theside rails (F 3), due to the cbnnections between the said head and footframes and the legs of the crib.

WVhat we claim is 2- V 1. In a folding crib, the combination with a pairof fol'dable crib sections pivotally connected adjacent to their innerends to fold transversely of such crib by lifting such inner ends andthereby allowing the outer ends to dro'pand close toward each other, ofa pair of legs pivoted to each section, means pivotally connecting thelegs of each section with the opposite foldable section of the crib, anend frame fulcrumed to each section and linked to the legs of the samesection, and side frames connecting, when the crib is in its extendedposition, said end frames, each side frame being made of two sectionshinged to said end frames and adapted to be swung, at will, inwardlyonto said end frames or outwardly.

2. In a folding crib, the combination with a pair of foldable cribsections, of a short middle section pivotally connected to the innerends of said sections, said foldable crib sections folding transverselyof the crib by lifting such inner ends and thereby allowing the outerends to drop and close toward each other, a pair of legs pivoted to eachsection, means pivotally connecting the legs of each section with theopposite foldable section of the crib, an end frame fulcrumed to eachsection and linked to the legs of the same section, supports upon saidmiddle section, and side frames connecting, when the crib is in itsextended position, said end frames, each side frame being made of twosections hinged to said end frames and adapted to be swung, at will,inwardly onto said end frames or outwardly, said side frame sectionsbeing adapted to rest upon said suports.

3. In a folding crib, the combination with a pair of foldable cribsections, of a short intermediate member at each side thereof to whichthe crib sections are pivotally connected at their inner ends, saidfoldable crib sections folding transversely of the crib by lifting suchinner ends and thereby al lowing the outer ends to drop and close towardeach other, a pair of legs pivoted to each section, means pivotallyconnecting the legs of each section with the opposite foldable sectionof the crib, an end frame fulcrumed to each section and linked to thelegs of the same section, supports upon said intermediate members, sideframes connecting, when the crib is in its extended position, said endframes, each side frame being made of two sections hinged to said endframes and adapted to be swung, at will, onto said end frames oroutwardly, said side frame sections being adapted to rest upon saidsupports, stop members carried by said intermediate members formaintaining the crib sections in alinement, and a drop formed llgracebar connecting said intermediate memers.

4. In a folding crib, the combination with a pair of foldable cribsections, of a short middle section pivotally connected to the innerends of said sections, an end frame attached to the outer ends of eachof said first named sections, supports upon said middle section, andside frames connecting, when the crib is in its extended position, saidend frames, each side frame being made of two sections hinged to saidend frames and adapted to be swung, at will, inwardly onto said endframes or outwardly, said side frame sections being adapted to rest uponsaid supports.

Signed at New York in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 1st da of June A. D. 1914:.

MORRIS LOWY. AUGUST J. KREUZKAMP.

Witnesses:

S. BIRNBAUM, SIGMUND Hnnzoo.

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